How to Make Baby Legwarmers

Baby legwarmers are a hot trend, and one that can be quite expensive to maintain. A pair of those tiny legwarmers cost around $12 dollars apiece to buy but can easily be made at home at just a fraction of the price. All you need is a sewing machine and a pair of knee-high socks. In less than five minutes, your baby can become a trendsetter on the playground.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Pair of ladies' knee-high socks
• Sewing machine
• Thread
• Scissors

1. Find a cool pair of socks. The hardest part of this craft is deciding which pair of socks to make into legwarmers. Choose a great pair of knee-high socks, preferably in crazy prints and colors. If it looks like something you would have worn in the 80s, it's a great choice for a pair of babylegs.

2. Cut the knee socks right above the heel of the sock. This should leave you just a long tube of fabric.

3. Trim the heel off the foot piece of fabric. This extra piece of fabric is for your cuff. Measure out 2.5 inches and trim off any excess. You should now have two tubes of fabric, a long one for the leg and a smaller one that will become the cuff.

4. Create the cuff. Using the smaller tube of fabric, fold over the ends so that they face each other. Stitch a seam to create a smaller rectangular tube.

5. Put together the legwarmer. Turn the longer piece of fabric inside out and then sew the smaller tube to the longer tube, creating a cuff off the sock.

6. Turn the socks right-side out and enjoy your new baby legwarmers.

Resources

• See baby legwarmers in action at Babylegs.net.

[kdzeph317]

on 9/26/2008 how do you make the cuff that you sew still have some "give" in it like the socks do to hold tightly to the chiild's leg? is there a certain stitch I should use to create the same effect that the orgiinal cuff has?